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Christmas equestrian show - Désirée
Don’t miss our new Christmas Show by the Compagnie Équestre at the Château de Chantilly from 2 December 2023 to 7 January 2024!
“Once upon a time, there was a king and queen who, though very much in love, lacked an heir to make their happiness complete. Then, one day, the queen hears of a mysterious spring hidden deep in a forest – the Fountain of Wishes. She visits the fountain, her wish is granted, and Princess Désirée is born! Only when they learn of the Fountain Fairy’s curse does their joy again turn to sorrow: Désirée must never see daylight before her eighteenth birthday!
Fortunately for Désirée, three benevolent fairies watch over her and build her a palace of marble, diamonds, and emeralds brightly lit by a thousand candles. And when a nursemaid comes to help with her two daughters, Giroflée and Longue Épine, everyone is relieved that Désirée is in safe hands… Or is she?”
Prouesses, quadrilles, courbettes, vaulting, acrobatics, burlesque acts… This thrilling equestrian Christmas tale is sure to delight audiences of all ages.
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Creative team:
Virginie Mouzy Bienaimé – show writer and stage director
Sophie Bienaimé – equestrian creative director
Monika Mucha – costume design
Mathilde Pouteau – singer and lyricist, show creative assistant
Kwoon – composer
Thomas Jacquemart – lighting designer
Sophie Justin – lighting engineer
Guillaume Vallette – sound engineer
Laurie Trouvain – stage manager
Cast:
Estelle Berland – rider
Romain Bertucca – equestrian vaulter
Sophie Bienaimé – rider
Lisa Courtaud – rider
Juliette Hacquard – vaulter
Latifeh Hadji – vaulter
Nathalie Lecoultre – rider
Clémentine Marguerat – reserve rider
Mathilde Pouteau – singer and rider
Clémentine Viret – rider
Caroline Vitry – rider, stable manager
Grooms:
Magalie Benjafer
Sébastine Lerin
Véronique Priem
Amandine Poirée
Horses and ponies:
Arabian horse: Esfahan
Spanish Purebred horses: Alazan, Benicio, Bolero, Cordobes, Gacelo, Guadalquivir, Lully, Toriano
Portuguese horses: Danubio, El Dorado, Encantado, Hino, Lascaux, Lotus, Maradona, Vega
Brittany draft: Gadjo
Percheron draft: Cicéron
Shetland pony: Izalco
Shetland miniature ponies: Bambino and Rigolo
